key: G
 
CAPO I 
 

Intro Tab: 
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D|---------------------4-----| (2x) 
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* = let ring 
 
Intro: G  G-Dsus  D 
       G  G-Dsus  D 
 
Verse 1: 
G                    G   -  Dsus 
She stops and checks her reflection 
         Dsus    -     G        G-Dsus  Dsus-G 
In a car parked on the corner 
                     G-Dsus         
She said "It's hell on me,  
                  Dsus - G 
This working down at the diner." 
 
Verse 2: 
Some people say, man, she was hot 
Back when she was younger 
Yeah, well she was a dancer 
When she lived in L.A. 
 
Chorus 1: 
Am            D          G 
  She was someone's baby doll 
         Cadd9    Cadd9/B   A/G 
A beauty queen to someone long ago,  
         D 
From the midnight show, and if you 
G          Dsus      Dsus        D                                   
Close your eyes, you hear the music playing 
        G      Dsus     Dsus        D 
You can see her dancing underneath the spotlight, and 
G          Dsus        Dsus                D 
  When she sleeps, she dreams she's back in Hollywood 
Am 
Back when all the world was young, 
    D                      G (start of intro) 
And she was someone's baby doll 
 
 
Repeat Intro 
 
 
Verse 3: 
She stops and checks her reflection  
In the bathroom on her lunch break 
She says I still look good for 
Someone half of my real age 
 
Verse 4: 
Some people say "Man, I bet she 
Still makes love like an earthquake." 
Yeah, but man, she ain't easy 
She ain't lettin' you in, my friend, my friend 
 
Chorus 2: 
Am             D             G 
  It's time to wake up, Baby Doll 
         Cadd9    Cadd9/B   Dsus 
Put your best dress and your high heels on 
         D 
And dream you're gone, and when you 
G          Dsus      Dsus        D                                   
Close your eyes, you hear the music playing 
        G      Dsus     Dsus        D 
You can see her dancing underneath the spotlight, and 
G          Dsus        Dsus                D 
  When she sleeps, she dreams she's back in Hollywood 
Am 
Back when all the world was young, 
    D                      F (start of instrumental) 
And she was someone's baby doll 
 
Instrumental:  F  C  Am G 
               F  C  D 
 
Verse 5: 
She stops and calls an old friend 
From the payphone at the subway 
She says "I feel like I'm just sitting here 
Wasting my days away." 
 
Chorus 3: 
Am           D             G 
It's time to move on, Baby Doll 
         Cadd9      Cadd9/B  Dsus 
And walk away just like you did before 
         D 
When you wanted more, and when you 
G          Dsus      Dsus        D                                   
Close your eyes, you hear the music playing 
        G      Dsus     Dsus        D 
You can see her dancing underneath the spotlight, and 
G          Dsus        Dsus                D 
  When she sleeps, she dreams she's back in Hollywood 
Am 
When she was a younger girl 
  D 
A pretty heart in a tainted world 
Am 
Not sure who you wanna be 
     D 
Your Daddy's little drama queen 
  Am 
I hope that when you find yourself, 
       D 
You're more than just a baby doll 
 
Outro: G  G-Dsus  D 
       G  G-Cadd9